The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-19
He Threw Away His Life.
John Glenn Little, formerly of Laurens
County, Killed by a Train
I'm Atlanta

Glenn Little, rs he was familiarity call
cd, was II native OF This COUNTY and re-
moved to Atlanta Ga, several years ago,
to accept II position in Robinson's box
factory. From Atlanta he went to Tex
as, and afterwards to Columbus Ga,
where Inc worked III tho Eagle e PhUnix
Mills. Until about three months ago,
however, he was employed i'm tho Hug
ucnot Mills of Grconville S. G.
On Friday morning dispatches FROM
Atlanta announced the sad intelligence
OF his ,.cath, OF which ovont tho papers
give tho following recount. Tho Consti-
tuition says:
From all that can 10 ascertained Lit
tics death appears to havo been duo
largely to his own carclcssncss, or to q
disregard for life.
no was on tho railroad, talking to tho
Waterman, when tho Georgia train camo
In sight. lie said he could rido in to tho
main station on tho caboosc. Az ho said
this to Mr. Allen tho Waterman, Little
stopped across tho track, and upon tho
end or the crosstics OF another track
running parallel with tho one upon
which the Georgia freight was moving.
Ihc edge or tho track upon which he
stood was tho II used by the Rich
mond II Danville trains and upon it tho
AIR Lino bclio was then moving back
ward, being pushed fro tho passenger
depot 10 tho shops. When Little got up
on tho Air Line Il ack no stood facing
the Georgia train, with his back towards
tho Air Line bollc, which was thor near
or tn him, fhnr tlo r.n;~i,t VI
mar had seed tho belle, and presumed,
Of course, that Little had seen it too, but
rs he made to got OF tho ends Of tho tics
as the train cnmo closer to him, Allen
called out:
"Takc care thcrc! There comcs TINT
Air Lin" train"
"~Bclieving that Littlo had heart the
warning and woulJ leave the crossties
before tho train reached him, Allen turn
oil his attention to the freight, which
was drawing nearer. II n minute, how
ever, no glanced TOWARD tho Air Limo
track again. Little had not changed his
position, aud tho rear end OF the tram
was within n fcw yardsofhim fills eyes
were apparently rivitcd upon the
freight train, and fearing that tho mar
did not rcaliz" his danger. Ailen raiHod
his flag and again yelled:
"loo6 out, there; that train viii strike
YOU"
Little turned his head toward the Air
Line train, and Mt tho same time stepped
across the rail upon the track immcdi-
atcly in front OF the coach. In second
the end %: he car struck him. The
train was moving with II fair speed, and
the force was =, tirlcnt to knock tho
msn down. In tho fall %lLttlc's BODY
cleared the rail, but his legs fell across
1t and tho wheels passed over them In
so'nc way his coat became cntsnglcd in
tho brake, and as long as the train NOV
ed the unfortnnat young man was drag
Rcd along tho ground, his head and
face humping against tho ends of the
ties
Tho train was stopped Az quickly as
possible and tho man taken out. His
Face was bloody and bruised and his feet
hanging by n shred. Almost immedi-
nt"ly after he was removed from under
tho train he looked about him, remark
ing:
81 guess tho rot will hnvo TO pay for
this"
The tIaiu men about Little mado him
as comfortable AZ possible, and sent for
II physician, but before anything could
be done no began sinking rapidly, aud
within y few minutes after tho accident
hreathcd his last. An inquest was held
and tho body was thcn shipped to his
place for intcrment.